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#9E8D9E

#9e8d9e ≈ Rose Quartz

  • gray
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: almost no
  • Neutral
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#9e8d9e is a color from the gray family, with medium lightness and almost no saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 61.96% red, 55.29% green and 61.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.76% magenta, 0% yellow and 38.04% black. Its hue angle is 300°, with 8.06% saturation and 58.63% lightness in HSL. It is a neutral color, often associated with neutrality, balance and professionalism. Designers typically use it for body text and typography, corporate identities and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.76:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rose Quartz (#aa98a9), ΔE 3.62.

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Web safe#999999
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Relative luminance0.2879

Complementary

  1. #9e8d9e
  2. #8d9e8d

Split complementary

  1. #9e8d9e
  2. #969e8d
  3. #8d9e96

Analogous

  1. #968d9e
  2. #9e8d9e
  3. #9e8d96

Triadic

  1. #9e8d9e
  2. #9e9e8d
  3. #8d9e9e

Tetradic

  1. #9e8d9e
  2. #9e8d8d
  3. #8d9e8d
  4. #8d9e9e

Square

  1. #9e8d9e
  2. #9e968d
  3. #8d9e8d
  4. #8d969e

Monochromatic

  1. #4f434f
  2. #786678
  3. #9e8d9e
  4. #c1b6c1
  5. #e4e0e4

Shades

#9e8d9e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #9e8d9e
  2. #8e7f8e
  3. #7e717e
  4. #6f636f
  5. #5f555f
  6. #4f474f
  7. #3f383f
  8. #2f2a2f
  9. #201c20
  10. #100e10
  11. #000000

Tints

#9e8d9e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #9e8d9e
  2. #a898a8
  3. #b1a4b1
  4. #bbafbb
  5. #c5bbc5
  6. #cfc6cf
  7. #d8d1d8
  8. #e2dde2
  9. #ece8ec
  10. #f5f4f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#9e8d9e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #9e8d9e
  2. #9b8c9b
  3. #988a98
  4. #958995
  5. #928892
  6. #8f878f
  7. #8c858c
  8. #898489
  9. #868386
  10. #838183
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 6.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #929292 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #979097 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #8c919f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #90939d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #9f8e93 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #948f9e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96919e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #9f8e97 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-9e8d9e {
  color: #9e8d9e;
}
Background
.bg-9e8d9e {
  background-color: #9e8d9e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-9e8d9e {
  border: 2px solid #9e8d9e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #9e8d9e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 158 141 158;
  --color-primary-hsl: 300 8% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-9e8d9e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #9e8d9e, #9e8d96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-9e8d9e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(158 141 158 / 0.35);
}

#aa98a9 Rose Quartz ΔE 3.62 #b39eb5 Pastel Purple ΔE 6.26 #997a8d Mountbatten Pink ΔE 7.24 #8b8589 Taupe Gray ΔE 8.59 #8c92ac Cool Gray ΔE 9.99 #bc8f8f Rosy Brown ΔE 11.33 #c8a2c8 Lilac ΔE 11.83 #617261 Inverted #929292 Grayscale 

Rose Quartz
#9e8d9e  rgb(158, 141, 158)  hsl(300, 8%, 59%)  Rose Quartz
#8d9e8d  rgb(141, 158, 141)  hsl(120, 8%, 59%)  Xanadu
#9e9e8d  rgb(158, 158, 141)  hsl(60, 8%, 59%)  Dark Gray
#8d9e9e  rgb(141, 158, 158)  hsl(180, 8%, 59%)  Dark Gray